The newly appointed head of the Prime Minister's Business Advisory Council, Maurice Newman, delivered a stinging rebuke of the former Labor government in a speech to the Committee for Economic Development of Australia....

There's little money to spare, so there have been no big policy splashes for Labor this week. The party's focus has switched to campaigning in Labor-held seats, with a blitz through Western Sydney to try to win over the crucial area....

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This afternoon, Prime Minister Tony Abbott outlined his Government's initial response to the royal commission into the Rudd government's home insulation scheme. Families of the young men who died during the scheme will receive compensation from the Commonwealth. Tony Abbott has asked senior ...

The Insulation Royal Commission has heard electricians were horrified when they found foil products were laid over old wiring as part of the Rudd government scheme. Malcolm Richards, from Master Electricians Australia, has told the inquiry the industry body wasn't consulted before the ...